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I. C. MONROE.

Violin Bow.

No. 236,449. Patented Jan.`11,1ss1.

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ISAAC C. MONROE, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

VIOLIN-BOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,449, dated January11, 1881.

Application filed August 5, 1880.

To all trimm it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAO G. MONROE, ot Brooklyn, conntyot'King's, Stateot' New York, haveinvented a new and uset'ul Improved Vinlin-Bow, whichis fully set forth in the accompanyintr drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa side view of my improved violin-bow; Fig'. 2, a central section of aportion thereof; Fig'. 3, a central View, showing' the manner ot'tightening' it.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the convenienttransportation ot' violin-bows by reducing' their length at such timesto permit of their being' contained in' a smaller space. This isaccomplished by making' the bow in two parts, with provision for theirbeing' readily and securely united at pleasure.

A represents the bow; B, the hairs thereof; O, the handle-section; D,the screw; E, its rod; F, the thread; G, the nut in the frog; H, thefrog; l, the nut; iu the bow; J, the ferrule; K, the slot; in section C.

The how is cui: apart about six inches from (No model.)

the frog' end crosswise, so as to form a lapjoint within t'errnle J,which holds the two parts securely in position when inserted therein.Nuty Gr is placed within slot K in handlesection O, which brings frog' Hinto place On section C. As screw I) is turned up thread F, by itsaction in nuts Gand l, tightens the bow and the hairs, and holds themtautfor use. Reverse Jthe operation, and the bow is readily in two partsor sections, when it may he placed in a box considerably shorter thanits length when in condition for use.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A violin-bow made in two sections and provided with means for uniting'and securing the same together, consisting' ot' a lap-joint, ferrule,and securing-nuts, all combined and arranged to operate substantially asset forth.

ISAAC C. MONROE. Witnesses:

i S. J. GORDON,

JOHN W. RIPLEY.v l

